Families invited to Water Safety Awareness Day at Goldfish Swim School Evanston

All are welcome at Goldfish Swim School Evanston’s Annual Water Safety Awareness Day on Saturday, May 14, 2016 from 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.! We invite you to join us for information on how to get your summer off to a safer start!

The annual event is held at Goldfish locations across the country in conjunction with National Water Safety Month. During the month of May, communities work together to call attention to the steps we can all take to keep all swimmers (and especially children) safer in and around the water.

During the event, Goldfish Swim School (2008 W. Dempster Street, Evanston) will offer information on precautions children and families can take while they are in or near the water this summer. Water Safety Awareness Day, which is free and open to the public, will also feature activities for the whole family including open swim with certified lifeguards on duty, along with other safety-related family fun activities and local sponsors.

“Goldfish’s ultimate goal is to ensure that children are comfortable and confident in the water,” said Sally Anderson, the swim school’s Owner/General Manager. “At Goldfish, water safety is a year-round priority. Water Safety Awareness Day is a great opportunity for us to further educate children and families about potentially life saving procedures.”

According to the Centers for Disease Control, drowning is the leading cause of accidental-injury death among children ages 1 to 4.

Goldfish works to address that statistic through its Bubbles’ Water Safety Program, which features W.A.T.E.R. safety rules for children:

● Wear your life jacket!

● Act. Throw! Don’t go.

● Take swimming lessons.

● Educate, learn swim safety skills.

● Respect, play it cool and follow the rules.

“We want kids — and their parents — to always feel comfortable in the water. By repeating water safety skills every week and drawing extra attention to water safety during this crucial time of year, we’re making sure kids know instinctively what to do in potential scenarios,” Anderson said.

For more information about Water Safety Awareness Day, please call 847-777-3474 or visit http://evanston.goldfishswimschool.com/.

ABOUT GOLDFISH SWIM SCHOOL

Established in 2006 by husband and wife team, Jenny and Chris McCuiston, Goldfish Swim School provides swim lessons and water safety instruction to infants and children ages four months to 12 years. Classes are offered by specially trained instructors in a safe, kid-friendly and fun environment. Goldfish currently teaches more than 40,000 students per week to swim and be safer in and around the water. Headquartered in Birmingham, Michigan, Goldfish Swim School opened its first franchise in 2009 in Farmington Hills, Michigan and is in the process of expanding franchise opportunities throughout the country. Currently there over 55 schools open or in development in more than 17 states.